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JP Senior Member
since 1999-05-25
Posts 1343Loomis, CA 
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I hear the wailing of horrors to come terrible times waiting in the wings. I listen to the expectations of crashes, stoppages, gliches, and death. Computer death, the extintion of souls. Wondering, deep inside myself if this will be the apocolypse? If so, what will be the outcome? the death of the computer god? Nietsche claimed god was dead Rosemary's neighbors sang the line I guess they never sat at a keyboard. I sit, in my library full of things called books and stare at the flickering screen, the diety of society glaring at me, its reluctant apostle daring me, to live without its benevolent guidance and tutelage. I smile at its all seeing eye as I realize that its demize may be my salvation. My serfdom may be ended without my need for revolt. Y2K may kill this god and leave me free to see the beauty of the world through a window that needs no plug. I sit back at marvel at the wall lined with pages of script, old scrolls wrapped in skin now replaced by paper bound in leather parchment replaced by cotton fiber squid ink replaced by heat cured toner. yet the words placed upon these tomes will not die by the change of the date. I look back grudgingly at the god one eye glowing, 101 teeth sitting, waiting for the touch of my fingers. A god which can perform miracles but only through my faith and service. The urge to kill the god fills me Why 2k? I ask. Why not now? I reach for the O/- to extinguish the power of this horrid lord. Yet, reluctantly I relent, and instead I touch the teeth and return to my daily prayers. Gaudeamus igitur JP |
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elvira Senior Member
since 1999-07-06
Posts 936California |
hello, my name is elvira, and i'm a net addict...i foresee a 12-step program to address that problem in the near future  (you may want to check your spelling, no offense)------------------ If I had my mouth I would bite. If I had my liberty I would do my liking. In the mean time, let me be that I am, and seek not to alter me. ~Shakespeare~ |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Damn! but that was a fine read! I really enjoyed the imagery and the strong religious overtones that flowed through out. Very slick. |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Wonderful read.....it is very easy to spend so much time on here isn't it.....I find it is all I can do to keep up with the daily postings in here anymore, let alone do anything else online. ------------------ "Nobody has measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold" ~Zelda Fitzgerald |
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JP Senior Member
since 1999-05-25
Posts 1343Loomis, CA |
Thank you Andrew and thank you Elvira. P.S. If pointing out spellig errors had ever offended me, I would have evicerated many an English teacher (no offense Nan) |
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